Amber alert canceled, 3 found dead

Updated 11:58 pm, Tuesday, February 26, 2013

NORTH STONINGTON -- Two children and their grandmother were found dead in a car following an Amber Alert that was issued for the two children.

Police said the grandmother abducted the children from day care Tuesday afternoon.

Around 9:30 p.m. State Police Troop E received a 911 call reporting that a suspicious car was parked near Lake of Isle in Preston. It was reported that there were three injured people inside the car, two of whom appeared to be children.

Troopers and EMS responded to the scene, and the car from the Amber Alert was located. Six-month-old Aston Perry, 2-year-old Alton Perry and Debra Denison, 47 were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Troop E troopers secured the scene and state police Eastern District Major Crime Squad Detectives responded to conduct the investigation into these deaths.

Officials said a post mortem examination will be conducted by the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner to determine the manner and cause of death.